Current through September 24, 2024
(1) Any
organization, individual, business or government entity that seeks to provide
the Handgun Safety Program and to issue training certificates for the purpose
of allowing individuals to apply for a Tennessee civilian handgun carry permit
under T.C.A.§
39-17-1351
must qualify as a Handgun Safety School.
(2) All Non-Government Entity Handgun Safety
School owners must have a current business license.
(3) The Handgun Safety School must maintain
an established place of business in this State.
(a) Must have at least one (1) Department
certified instructor.
(b) The place
of business must have a telephone (landline or cell).
(c) The certificate issued to the handgun
safety school shall be prominently displayed at approved classroom
premises.
(d) Once a handgun school
has been issued a certificate, a new certificate must be issued in the event of
any change in ownership, place of business or name.
(e) Any school owner wishing to conduct
classes in two or more locations, must establish an additional school at each
location. Owners will be required to complete the application process for each
school and pay a separate fee of $50 per school, per year.
(f) All approved classrooms must have
internet connection or access to internet for score submission within
twenty-four (24) hours of class completion.
1.
If there is no reliable source of internet to the classroom or access to the
internet, a school may utilize an alternate internet connection to download and
updates to the course materials.
2.
The school shall be required to have internet in the classroom within six (6)
months of a reliable source of internet becoming available in the school's
area
(4) All
Handgun Safety Schools agree to conduct Handgun Safety Courses which meet the
minimum standards set forth herein under section .05.
(5) Handgun Safety Schools shall only use
instructors who have a valid certificate issued by the Department.
(6) Handgun Safety Schools shall be
responsible for all phases of the Handgun Safety Program including, but not
limited to:
(a) Assuring all Departmental
rules and regulations are complied with;
(b) Maintaining accurate records of all
program costs, student participation, accident and incident reports and
providing these records to the Program Director or Department Inspector for
inspection upon request;
(c)
Advising the Department in writing immediately of any change(s) in the
information submitted on the application; you may fax this information or email
it to the Inspector, Inspector Supervisor and the Program Director.
(d) Securing and maintaining the classroom
and range sites while class is in session;
(e) Ensuring that all students complete a
release, waiver and indemnification forms supplied by the Department;
(f) Providing to the Program Director
schedules of Handgun Safety Courses upon request;
(g) Providing any additional records or
reports as requested by the Program Director;
(h) Being available for periodic on-site
inspection by the Department;
(i)
Conducting a minimum of two (2) classes per year in order to maintain
certification;
(j) For any students
not processed online, the school must provide the Department with a class
roster the following business day once class is completed by either fax or
email to the Inspector, Inspector Supervisor or program Director.
(k) Owner or Manager/Designee must attend
in-service training as determined by the Department; and
(l) All classroom and range instruction must
be completed within forty-eight (48) hours of the beginning of the class. This
instruction must include all students together.
(7) Handgun Safety Schools, which meet the
qualifications and provisions herein, will be approved to provide Handgun
Safety Courses and will be issued a certification by the Department valid for a
period of one (1) year.
(8) It is
the owner's responsibility to be in compliance with the requirements of the ADA
of 1990 (Americans with Disabilities Act), EPA (Environmental Protection
Agency) and TOSHA (Tennessee Occupational Safety Hazard Act).
(9) All schools must use the Department's
online system for processing student applications, certificates of completion
and utilize classroom instructional materials provided by the
Department.
Authority: T.C.A. §§
4-3-2009,
39-17-1351,
and
39-17-1360.
